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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C115 m/e 11/1945
British Railways 34015 9w/e 01/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
26/06/1946 EXMOUTH

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 11/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 16/04/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3255 19/11/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3252 31/12/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3290 31/07/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3308 07/01/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72B   Salisbury 4w/e 05/02/1951
72A   Exmouth Junction 6w/e 20/03/1951
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 12/05/1951
70E   Salisbury on 06/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 16/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
REINS 72A Exmouth Junction 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 70E Salisbury 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 3w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 16/04/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Eastleigh Works 14/08/1952 20/09/1952 38 days General    
Eastleigh Works 22/05/1953 25/05/1953 4 days Non Classified Driving axles examined for flaws
 
Eastleigh Works 21/01/1954 18/02/1954 29 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 02/09/1955 01/10/1955 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 24/01/1957 09/03/1957 45 days General    
Eastleigh Works 29/09/1958 25/10/1958 27 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 07/03/1960 02/04/1960 27 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 18/10/1961 09/12/1961 53 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/01/1949 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 2039, 2325/39/51, S2376, 2514/20, S2578, 34004/15/56/64, 21C161/63, 'Austerity' 70853, 77062/90, 78597, while under construction were:-Nos. 34090, 36001 and tenders. No. 32029 which left shops on 1/1 with plain black tanks, came back to be fully-lined and was ex shops again on 5/1. 'British Railways' lettering on engines is cancelled. SLS/194902
10/03/1960 Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop:-30060/6/133/247/701/88, 34011/5/27/8/33/61/82/92/106, 41304, 73082/112/4, 76019, 80039/42/83/137; Boxhill. Dump:-30770; Ex-works:- 32103, 34050/70, 41312; Waiting works:-30056/129/4035/504, 76055, 80140; Ex-works:- 32104 (75C), 73050 (82F), 80095 (6C) plate, 73118; On shed (damaged):- 34084. SLS/196004
04/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D5000/3, D6530, E5008, 3733, 7782, 9629/77, 15211/34, 30051/7, 30480, 30543/7, 30830, 30921, 31808, 32343, 33028/33/40, 34015/49/57/63, 34103/10, 35010/27, 41206, 41324, 73020, 76059, 80145, 82013. Works Yard: 9732, 15233, 30120, 30859/, 34037/50/99, 76060/8, 92211. Scrap Yard: 30277, 30858, 31145, 31505. SLS/196112
26/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D5006, D6530/63, 15211, 30065, 30120, 30782, 32349, 34072, 34103, 35006, 41275. Erecting Shop: D3460/2, D5003/11, 3798, 4616/26, 7782, 9629, 30057, 30531, 31808, 32343, 33023/33/40, 34007/15/6/33/57/94, 34110, 35008/9/10/8, 41206/16/70, 41301/24, 73018/20, 73113, 75079, 76059, 80154, 92239. Scrap Yard: 30023/59, 30247, 30584, 30858/9, 30918 intact. SLS/196201
07/09/1963 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 30073, 30824, 33037, 34006/15/21/33/41/51, 34043 partially cut up, 35014/7/8/25/7, 41316/24, 73049/51, 75069, 76010/28/68, 80015/31/42/82, D3668, D4100, D6536/45, E5007, E6001. Test House: 31834. Scrap Yard: 30510, 30911. Works Yard: 35010, WD601 ex works, 31400, 31846, 34036 damaged front end, 34055 (with smoke-box door from 34043), 35029, 73110 (all waiting works), 30915, 31818, 32338, 32635/61 waiting scrap. SLS/196310
14/09/1964 Southern engines for storage 34015/9/33/42/77/9, 35005/10/2/22, 73083/7, 76019 are to be stored after transfer, (In view of large scale moves to a few sheds only, the usual arrangement for such transfers has not been used this time. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C115
Built at Brighton Works
   
19/11/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3255    
31/12/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3252    
26/06/1946 Naming Named 'EXMOUTH' by Councillor J Down (Mayor) at Exmouth    
31/07/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3290    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34015    
07/01/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3308    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
20/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
14/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1952. Dep: 20/09/1952.    
22/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 22/05/1953. Dep: 25/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Driving axles examined for flaws
   
21/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 21/01/1954. Dep: 18/02/1954.    
02/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/09/1955. Dep: 01/10/1955.    
24/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1957. Dep: 09/03/1957.    
29/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 29/09/1958. Dep: 25/10/1958.    
07/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 07/03/1960. Dep: 02/04/1960.    
18/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1961. Dep: 09/12/1961.    
06/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (70E)    
16/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34015    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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